Rice straw,which is produced after the harvest of rice,is a major agricultural waste in the world.Rice straw has a high carbon/nitrogen ratio and is more resistant to microbial degradation than other straws because it...
financially supported by the Projects of National Key Research and Development Program of China(2021YFD1901101-5);the Special Major Research and Development Project of Shanxi Province(202101140601026-5);the Earmarked Fund for Modern Agro-industry Technology Research System(2023CYJSTX01-11).
Film-stalk spaced dual mulching is a new type of cultivation measure that is increasingly highlighted in semi-arid areas in China.Despite its potential,there is limited understanding of how different mulching material...
Background Weed infestation in cotton has been reported to offer severe competition and cause yield reduction to a large extent.Weeding via cultural practices is time consuming,tedious,and expensive due to long durati...
supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2022YFD1900502);the National Field Scientific Observation and Research Station on Efficient Water Use of Oasis Agriculture in Wuwei of Gansu Province(KF2021004)。
Soil evaporation(SE)is a key component of regional hydrological balance,especially in arid areas.China has the largest area of apple orchards in the world,but the effects of mulching practices on sE dynamics and their...
During the 2022 growing season (August to November) at the Federal University of Technology, Minna School farm, Niger State, an experiment was conducted to investigate the influence of mulching on Okras growth, yield,...
supported financially by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2021YFD1900703);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31272250)。
Water is the key factor limiting dryland wheat grain yield.Mulching affects crop yield and yield components by affecting soil moisture.Further research is needed to determine the relationships between yield components...
the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52175240);the Major Scientific and Technological Projects of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps(2018AA001/03);the Graduate Education Innovation Project of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region(Grant No.XJ2022G083).
Residual films on the sowing layer produced after mulching in Xinjiang farmland,harm the sowing quality and root growth of crops.In this study,a sowing layer residual film recovery machine based on a radial plate arc-...
funded by the Spanish Research Agency(AEI)(project code PID2021-126946OB-I00);the financial support from the EPy RIS(SOE2/P5/E0811)project funded by the European Union through the SUDOE INTERREG Program。
Few studies have compared the variability of soil properties using different types of mulches in semi-arid forests.This study evaluated the changes in physico-chemical soil properties in a semi-arid forest of Central ...
supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No.2020YFD1001004);China Agriculture Research System-Cotton (CARS-15-23).
In order to solve the problem of residual film pollution caused by large area of cotton mulched planting in Xinjiang,a strip type residual film recycling and baling machine was designed,which can complete mulching fil...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51909228 and 52209071);the “High-level Talents Support Program” of Yangzhou University;“Chunhui Plan” Cooperative Scientific Research Project of Ministry of Education of China (HZKY20220115);the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2020M671623);the “Blue Project” of Yangzhou University。
Temperature compensatory effect, which quantifies the increase in cumulative air temperature from soil temperature increase caused by mulching, provides an effective method for incorporating soil temperature into crop...